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Civilian aviation news August 12, 2009

Afriqiyah Airways takes delivery of first Airbus A330

Bringing the benefits of Airbus commonality to its rapidly expanding network Afriqiyah Airways has taken delivery of their first Airbus A330-200 aircraft, becoming a new…

General Aviation News August 10, 2009

Factory hangar for the new Airbus A350 XWB shoots out of the ground

Premium AEROTEC today has begun the construction of the new 25,000 mÂ² hangar, which will be the manufacturing plant for fiber composite components of the…

Civilian aviation news August 7, 2009

AirAsia defers delivery of eight Airbus A320

Southeast Asia’s biggest budget carrier AirAsia will defer delivery of eight Airbus A320 aircraft by four years to 2014 due to “infrastructural constraints” at Kuala…

Civilian aviation news July 31, 2009

Airbus delivers 1000th A330/A340 Family Aircraft

Airbus today delivered the 1000th aircraft from the A330/A340 Family. The aircraft, an A330-300, was handed over to Thai Airways International (THAI) at a special…

Military Aviation News July 31, 2009

Ethiopian Airlines orders 12 Airbus A350 XWBs

Becoming a new Airbus customer with the newest Airbus aircraft Â Ethiopian Airlines, one of the largest and fastest growing airlines in Africa, has signed…

Civilian aviation news July 19, 2009

China’s Juneyao Airlines takes delivery of its first purchased A320

Privately-owned carrier reinforces competitiveness with highly efficient Airbus fleet Juneyao Airlines, a Shanghai-based privately-owned carrier, has taken delivery of its first purchased A320 during a…

General Aviation News July 8, 2009

Airbus leads Boeing on orders,Etihad cancels A340

* Airbus has sold a net 68 planes this year vs Boeing’s 1 * Etihad cancels order for one A340-600 worth $250 mln * Cancellation…

Civilian aviation news July 7, 2009

Yemen may cancel $2 bln Airbus order, wants support

* Yemenia could reconsider order for 10 Airbus A350s * Airline wants moral support from manufacturer after crash * Airbus says offered required support (Adds…

General Aviation News July 2, 2009

Airbus launches initiative to reinforce flight data recovery capability

Airbus has launched a study for reinforcing flight data recovery, including, but not limited to, extended data transmission for commercial airliners, so that in the…

Civilian aviation news June 23, 2009

Airbus delivers first A320 assembled in China

Airbus today delivered the first A320 aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in Tianjin. At a grand ceremony, the aircraft was handed…

Civilian aviation news June 22, 2009

Virgin Atlantic Airways commits to ten new Airbus A330 aircraft

British based Virgin Atlantic Airways, has signed a firm contract to buy six Airbus A330-300 long-range aircraft, and is leasing a further four from AerCap….

Civilian aviation news June 19, 2009

Airbus wins commitments worth US$12.9 billion at Paris Air Show

Airbus announced commitments during the 2009 Paris Air Show for 127 aircraft, valued at some US$12.9 billion. These commitments include firm orders for 58 aircraft…

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